Aoc Taunts Tom Homan After Doj Referral Threat Over Deportations: 'come For Me'

QUEENS, N.Y. – Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., threw down nan gauntlet to Tom Homan connected Friday aft nan separator czar antecedently threatened to mention her to nan Justice Department for giving proposal to migrants connected really to debar being deported. 

Ocasio-Cortez told attendees astatine a Queens municipality hallway arena that she was not acrophobic of nan migration hardliners’ words successful nan aftermath of her agency hosting a "Know your Rights" webinar successful February. Homan has suggested her actions mightiness beryllium forbidden and whitethorn impede Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from carrying retired nan Trump administration's wide deportations. 

"Tom Homan said he was going to mention maine to DOJ because I’m utilizing my free reside authorities successful bid to counsel group of their law protections. To that I say: Come for me, do I look for illustration I care?" Ocasio-Cortez told a cheering crowd.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaking astatine a municipality hallway successful Queens, left, and Tom Homan. (David Dee Delgado/Getty, Jim WATSON / AFP, right.)

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Ocasio-Cortez asserted that location was "nothing forbidden astir it and if they want to make it illegal, they tin travel return me."

In February, Ocasio-Cortez’s agency hosted a unrecorded webinar advising migrants successful her territory astir their authorities if they travel look to look looking to deport them.

People were besides recommended to grounds searches if ICE came calling and really to differentiate betwixt different warrants ICE agents are apt to carry.

That led to Homan suggesting nan New York Democrat could beryllium crossing a line.

"I'm moving pinch nan Department of Justice and uncovering out. Where is that statement that they cross? So possibly AOC is going to beryllium successful problem now," he said aft nan event.

"What she needs to do is publication nan statutes enacted by Congress… because it's a crime to participate this state illegally," nan Trump separator czar said separately connected "Sunday Morning Futures." 

Tom Homan, White House separator czar, said successful February that nan lawmaker whitethorn person crossed a line. (Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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"Not only that, but erstwhile you harbor and conceal and impede rule enforcement, that's a felony," he said. "What she's doing, she says she's educating everybody connected their law rights, and we each cognize they've sewage law rights, but what she's really doing… she's trying to thatch them really to evade rule enforcement."

Ocasio-Cortez connected Friday besides attacked nan Trump administration's attack to separator information and immigration, referring to its deportation of Venezuelan pack members arsenic "sanctioned kidnappings."

"I don't moreover want to telephone them deportations. They are sanctioned kidnappings successful galore circumstances," nan congresswoman told attendees. "They do not person carte blanche to enter. If they do want to sound connected your door, aliases sound connected anyone's doorway — including your workplace — you tin show them, ‘Show maine a warrant. Show maine a judicial warrant.’ And if they don't show you a warrant, you tin opportunity they tin travel backmost pinch a warrant. You person nan correct to move them away."

Ocasio-Cortez was speaking to a packed auditorium afloat of hundreds of attendees. Those who couldn’t get successful sat successful an overflow room crossed nan hall. 

An attendee shouts astatine Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during a municipality hallway gathering astir her stance connected nan Israel/Palestine conflict connected May 2, 2025, successful New York City.  (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Attendees gave nan progressive lawmaker a lukewarm reception and, barroom 1 disruptor, appeared afloat supportive of her legislative schedule and her practice of nan territory to date. Many questions from nan assemblage centered astir section issues, calls for a minimum costs hike, really to amended aerial quality, arsenic good arsenic asking her really she plans connected tackling nan Trump administration. 

The loudest applause came erstwhile Ocasio-Cortez voiced her guidance to a projected caller casino astatine Citi Field, which would beryllium portion of a caller sports and intermezo park. It has gotten support from nan New York City Council, though nan congresswoman said she doesn’t person a opportunity successful nan matter since it’s a authorities rumor arsenic good arsenic not being successful her district.

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The arena was mostly uneventful isolated from for an early disruption by a protester who began shouting astatine Ocasio-Cortez astir nan "genocide" successful Gaza. 

"I americium a healthcare worker and I want to cognize what you're doing astir nan genocide successful Gaza," nan protester started shouting astatine nan congresswoman.

"Shame! Shame! Shame!" nan assemblage began shouting astatine nan disruptor. Audible "boos" could beryllium heard arsenic good earlier she was yet led retired by security.

Fox News’ Alec Schemmel and Taylor Penney contributed to this report.